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HBO has just released the first images of Rochard Gadd's follow-up to the smash hit Baby Reindeer -- and yes that's Gadd beefed up on the right side of that photo, if you can believe it. The series is called Half Man and it stars Gadd opposite the extremely talented and underrated Jamie Bell as "brothers" (they put that in quotes but don't explain why so I'm guessing they're adopted or foster care kids) -- here let me just cut and paste the entie logline:

"Half Man follows estranged “brothers” Niall (Jamie Bell) and Ruben (Richard Gadd). When Niall's estranged “brother” Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost 40 years from the 1980s to the present day, Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell portray Niall (Robertson) and Ruben (Campbell) in their younger years, in a series that explores the highs and lows of Ruben and Niall’s relationship, from meeting them as troubled teenagers to witnessing their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way. The series will capture the wild energy of a changing city – a changing world, even – and plumb the depths of what it means to be a man."

I like most everyone else devoured Baby Reindeer and was absolutely wowed by it (if any of you hated it please share; I just realized I never read a single bad word about the series except those coming from Gadd's real-life stalker). Anyway I'm sure Gadd is feeling the sophomore pressure to deliver, but having Jamie Bell as his co-star is certainly a big boon right outta the gate. And if this gets Jamie Bell some much deserved awards recognition at last I'll be so very pleased! (He should have gotten nominated for an Oscar -- hell he should have won an Oscar -- for All of Us Strangers.) Here are two more photos they released:

Half Man doesn't premiere until next year.